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possible for a man by practice 90 re.
main submerged. III was grayaly
related of the Brazilians that they
could Continue for hours under water
With their eyes open. to search for
anything at the bottom. An idea once
prevailed that persons in whom the
oval opening of the heart was not clos.
gu up could live longer than others
without breathing, and that people
thus constituted made the best divers,
Beckman declares that the divers of
Astracan could live seven minutes nm.
der water. An observer who timed
them said that he was Obliged 10
breathe at least ten times whilst thew
remained below. Tire same author
adds that the East In6ian pearl fishers
can stay under water iof q quarter of
an hour. But he ceases 10 be modest
when he quotes Mersenne's assurance
that a diver named John Barrinps
could rest submerged for six hours
There is evidently some confusion
here between divers aud mermen, II
never seems to have occurred to the
old experimentalists to keep 81 man
supplied with sir by mrcarfs OF pump,
'fg, though it is on record that one
or two inventors drew very cnriOpslv
close to- this iden. So early as 15II
there was proposed an apparatus
to enable n sNHn to catch fish with
his hands. 1t consisted Of n cen
Or more properly a helmet, which ftI
ted SO closely to- tire head of the diver
that no water could make it's vay be-
tween, and from the helmet there
arose a long le~atherpipe, the aperture
OF which Hoated on the surface of the>
water. Notlfii1g was needed but the
a'rpITmp to anticipate the modern con.
cepti0n. 1t is odd that this cu~rrtrfeanee
which comes near to- the current ayt
OF diving, should have bren deronc>
ed as ridiculous and useless. In 1917
n Francis Kef49r invented "a dress
which he called waterarmour. This:
supplements To- the e%arlIer idea of the
pipe and helmet oltgm really to- have
suggested the pump. The kettle, how
ever blew offi'S steam for many years
before anybody thought of the loco.
motive, and Our graEisires long toast
ed their square-toed sfroes before The,
blazing seaocral fire withont realising
what was 81 nified by those little white
sp0uts OF flame which, bursting our of
tire hot CRATE, suddenly illuminated
the dusky old waiIpscoted nw,ceiled
room with twenty-candle POWER. The
nearest approach to the Hsodern he'.
met was F1alleyfs 1eaden cap. He
invented ii in order that he might be
able tO sesd ~ diver sO4Ye distance
AWAY from the bell. 1t was furnished
with glass, and confirmed mir enough
to last a m.n frr two minutes. Ina
d'tion to this was ~ lhicie plfable pipe
the end OF which was fastened Ia The
bell and which, at the cap, had a,
valve t" convey fresh AIR to- the diver
from the bell. This pipe, which The
diver Carried wound round his arm,
served hinr 'aso us a guide to find his
way back to- tIne machine. A day
may perhaps come when Ihe diving
apparatus now in use will be voted an
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DYING AND IT'S D4FGERS
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off tie Grand Canary with d large
treasure aboard, amounting to about
a hundred thousand pounds. Much
interest attached 10 the recovery of
tlis treasure, for the ship lay mamy
faihonfs deep, and it needed the ut
most skill and intrepidity on the part
of the divers to- penetrate TO her hold
with success. Nevertheless, box
after box of gold was adroftly and
fearlessly snatched from the green
dusk Of that submerged iron sepulchre
until but one remained. That last box
will haze been dearly won at the cost
of a valuable heroic life. Amongst
the divers attending the expedition
which had been engaged upon The
wreck during four months, was Mr..
Tester, who had made in all about
sixty dcscents. On March 30th last
he went down and remsined SO long
under water that his behaviour was
deemed imprudent, and he was sig
nailed TO come up. In spite of the
signal I've fingered and remained alto
ge:her thirly.six minutes below, "nn
unprecedented time ht so great II
depth" write Messrs. Iieinke and Co,
who fitted out the salvage expedition.
On bis return to the surface he mp
peareA perfectly we'll, and expressed
his resolution t0 descend a second
time. He was advised not 10 do so;
but there was only one boz remaining
fhe courageous fellow was rot TO be
himiercd in his resolution to obtain it,
md, accordingly, after a little
breathing-time, he went down again,
Frmaining in the wreck ten minutes.
On emerging he complained of a pam
in bis, arm. Nothing serious was ina
gined; nevertheless be was immedi-
ateIy conveyed ashore, and a treat
ed as for IL case OF an ''attaCk of pre-
sure" as it is termed. A doctor was
sent For, and Tester was removed to-
a neighbouring village, where he lin
gered in pain until the following day,
when he expired. His last report was
that he had cleared the way to
the bullion room, and he appeared
NOT to doubt that he would be able to
recover the gold. His death evident.
" arose fr0na excessive ZEAL and his
determinat1on to conquer blinded his
perception of his capacity Of endur-
ance, of which, in amy moment of less
enthusiasm, he must doubtless have
had the most distinct understanding.
Divers of such excellence and resolu-
ton as Tester are too few nOt to rem
der his loss a sourc of regret. A
story is related of an ambitious young
gentleman who told a diver that he
had driven inanexpress train, had been
np in a balloon, hadstoodO nthe top Of
Table Mountain in the thick of a
@sowth-easter," and, being in want of
another sensation, was resolved to
equip himself in a divers dress and
judge how the little fishes looked
when they were at home. He accont-
red himself and very cautiously de-
scended the steps over the yes.
sells side; but, before his helmet was
fairly undep water, his heart failed
him, and he came, up again, He tod
the diver that he would rather spend
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detect in the pump, the smallest neglect
ON the part Of the men above, the
most trifing ENHANCEMENT of the pipe
through which the vital fluid is forced
must end in sufocation, to appreciate
the quality Of courage that goes to this
business of diving. lii addition there
are many other considerations. The
wreck lies in darkness, and tile diver
has to grOpc; he must be wary lest
some subtle under current float him
Off his grip of the bottom; the
ponderous fabric may be rocking TO
the movement of The swell; the
mutilated iron, The broken timber,
MAY be a cl1evaux-defris of warped
and decorating metal, of iron spikes,
OF hard and piercing Splinters. There
is, indeed, scarcely a ftncy more inn
pressise titan that of the diver in his
strange grotesque dress, crawling and
feeling bis way into the interior of
some sodden Or rusty hulk broadside
upon the Oozp, still as the tomb amid
the waving atmospheric tirrctured
with Il disma! turbid green, through
whose silent heart The diver will often
catcl' sight m f<h of different kinds
softly gliding, alI nndnlY nugnifed,
and wild and UNCOMMON iT the aspect
OF this the unfamiliar condition of their
existence to human eyes. The bust
ness, needs, in TRUTH, "a stout soul and
a steady heart. Possibly, in it's scien-
tific form, diving demands more reso-
luton then reed be asked by the nude
CingaIese or Kanaka, vino, putting his
hands together in the attitude of pray
or, ~cleav"s the liquid blue with full
lungs, and rises lbe itFStant he requires
to breathe. Albert Smith was wont
to say chat the first man who ever ute
an oyster showed prodigious courage.
1t may be questioned whether tire
first oyster-eater exhibited as much
pluck as the first VIII ever descen led
in any diving machine. Yifc history
OF what may Ire Termed scientific or
artificial diving begins with tire bell.
The Invention is claimed for the Six-
teenth century, but it is known that
NFNh ~ JOHN ~ liiG tune VI AIS
t0tle divers used a kin6 of kettle to
enable theIn to continue under water.
Ii is certain, however, THAT when the
diving-bell was FIRST invented or intro
duced into Europe it excited lively
wonder. John Taisnier relates that
at Toledo, in the presence OF the
Emperor Charles Y. and many thou
sands OF spectators, two Greeks de-
scended into the water in what he
calls a large inverted kettle. They
took a burning light with them, and
astonished the loOkers~on by reappear.
ing in dry CLOTHES and with tire light
still burning TIE chief use of the
divlng-bell consisted in supplying the
divers with a continuance into which,
when exhausted, they could put their
heads and breathe. lord Bacon com
mends the invention on these grounds.
IA hollow vessel" I've says, "wasmade
of metal, which was let down equally
to- the surface of the water, and thus
carried with it to- the bottom of the
sea the whole air it contained. 1t
ek0nI ..oOn Rh.oo e. FL GooI
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i: u: COOK & CO., SACRAMENTO.
ILLUMINATING OILS.

Our Electric Star OIL put up for apec family trade We
to be equal oil
1t - safe high.ies and perfect in Illuminating quaits
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An Excentric VIII.

Probably the must remarkable will
ever made WIS drawn up by Aid. Hart
man, Pittsburg, on Thursday. Feb. IL,
1887 The testator, Ambrose Reth-
arge, who is fifty-two years Of age,
after disposing Of $4,000 in real es-
tl'e, directs as follows:
Il direct that my body be taken to
St. Michaels Church, aud after the
proper religious services are perfoi med
that it be given in charge of IN, family,
who will convey it To Stnson's creina-
try and there have il burned to ashes.
40 he put ia n small bottle and given
ia charge &c the German Consul in
pittshurg. This g-ntlenm then will
( rwar my ashes to the G ,nsul in New
Yord. who will give them i'll charge OF
the Cap'ain If the German steamer
Elbs, WIN will place them securely in
his ship for the ocean voyage. When
at mid-ncean | direct the Captain to
request one of the passengers 10 dress
in a seafaring suit aud ascend with my
ashes in his hand to the top of the top
most mast, and after pronouncilg a
last henedic i"a, t. exirict the cork
from the bottle and cast It's contents
to the four winds of heaven. l direct,
also. when the ceremony IS being pre-
formed. that it be Witnessed bv all pas
sensers on board. After the Elbe has
completed her trip and returned again
to New York, w,nt full statement
Of my death and the scattering cf my
ashes in mi l-oc.an rul'lislei in the
Pits nrg papers, ~ that my friends in
this city shall know my burial place"
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1887-06-30

Mr. d Wilcoxson. of Horse G We.
Ky.. SAYS he was, for mnny wears badly
afflicted with Phfhisic, Also Diabetes;
the Mains were lmost uneudurabl- end
would sometimes almost throw him into
commissions He tried Electric Bttrrs
and got relief from frs bottl- and after
taking six hotties. wa entirely cnrsd,
aud hnd gained in fssh eighteen pon"d J..
Says he positively believes b" would
have died had it not been for the relief
afforded by Electric Bitters Sold at
Afty cents o bottle by W. II. Hood. q
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weather rro,erb. Relating 10 The N on

There are very numerous. Some
persons suppose that the character Of
the weather can be foretold by the
hnur. Of the day or night when the
changes Of the moon occur. Others
think that change Of the moon on
Saturday is always followed by severe
storm. and still others say that IA
Fridays moon, come when it will,
comes too soon" Then again it is AID
ii the points Of the new moon are up.
ward there viii be dry weather; while
others take the opposite view aud say
# they point sideway 1t will be dry.
But leaving all these and many others
like them, there are few proverbs
about the II N which may be worth
noting and testing. We give some of
these:
VIII n the moon is visahle in the day
time the days are relatively cn'l.
Ia Western Kansas it is said that
when ne muon is near the full il never
storms. aud The sailors say the full
IA ,on eats clouds.
If the full moon rises clear expect
fine weather
A large ring around the moon aud
low clouds iudicie rain in twenty four
hours; small ring and high clouds
rain in several days.
Last nigh The M ,on had a golden
ring. hut tonight nn moon | see.
The larger the halo abou, the moon
the nearer the rain cloud, and the
sooner the rain may lie expected.
When the m 'en is darkest near the
horizon expect rain.
II ths full moon rise pale expect rain.
A red moon indicates wind.
II on her cheeks You see the maidens
blush.
The rud ! v M lon forsho VS. the winds
W / rush.
II the moon is seen between the
~cnd aud broken clouds dnriag gale
i is expected - seud away the bad
weather.
In the I'D OF tho neon cloudy
morning hadss far afterno
Il there be general mist before sun
rise near the full of the moon, the
weather will be fine for some days.
IL tho moon show = silver shield,
Be not afraid to reap your field.
But u she rises ied round.
You soon will tread on delused ground.
The rising or setting Of the moon
will he followed by decrease of
storm which is then prevailing = Bos-
ton journal.
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At recent dinner, by the way, a
atory was told OF Barnum. "He is =
temperance man now" and one + the
party, "but remember when he sets
np the drinks for distinguished crowd,
he didn't do it out of pure god nature
either. 1t was twenty-six years az"
at the Profile Hnuse in the Francouia
Mountains. Barnum was feeling
pretty smart in these days. and he a,d
been playing his jokes and cute tricks
rather freely about the house. A lot
of guests set On the piazza Of the hotel
Among them w.re Commodore Van
slerbilt, William II Vanderbilt, AN
other Of the family, Governor Gil
mores son, John Hyde. the Artist,
B,rnu,n and a mum ber of others, in
cluding myself. Young Gilmore was a
lively young chap then, bat he was
deterioriated and become minister
since. Gilmore put up the job an
let US all into il. He twisted the talk
~roand the physical prowess and go'
Barnum to trag h"w f.st he could run.
Across the plateau in front Of the hotel
was a rail to which horses were tied.
Gilmore proposed that We all start
from the piazza snd run to the rail aud
that the last man to touch tho rail
with his hand pay for the drinks for
the crowd. Every body agreed, and
we got into line. all except the Com
modore, who sat on the piazza and
gave the word. p. I. was lively and
confident, and waited impatiently for
the word. The Commodore said;
"Gor and away went the greatest show
on earth Ike Jumboin sprint race.
He took the lead right away; everybody
else pretended to run for all that was
in them, but took care not to get ahead
of P. T. The Snowman got there in
great style. put his hand on the rail
and turned around in triumph. There
stood the rest Of the crowd in | ne
behind him. not one cf them touching
the rail. When he heard the Commo-
d re roar he tool the situation H.
WIS the only one who put his hand on
the rail at al. Barnum set them up;
but he was 30 mad that he couldn't tell
a plausible fairy tale for week. -
Albany Journsl.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1887-06-30

Whel the appetite fails, and sleep grows
ahead. Tie digestive organs, when healthy,
crave food; tae nervous system, when vigor-
ous and tranq Ill, gives Its possessor no un-
easine-s ut gni A ionic. To be enective,
nerves to he strengthened and soofhed by tho
unaidesl action OF a seuati,e or a narcotic.
What T. required Is n m dieinc which inyig-
CRATES the s.Dmach ard promotes assinila-
iioa of food by the system. by which means
ihe nervous -ysi,.m. as we'll rs other parts OF
the physical organism, are str, ngthened.
These are the e ect, % Hosiei!er's Stomach
l'itters, n III dicile whose reputation is
founded firmly ia public confidence, and
whiea .hysici ms ,innlcnd for It's tonic, an
t-bilious and o.her properties. Ii l. used
with ,e best resnl H. lev and aguf, rh.-u-
mai-m. k.dney and lteriac weakness. aud
os her naladies.
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A Gin for al.

In order to give all chance TO test
1t, and thus be convinced of iis won
derful curative powers, Dr. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption,
Caughs and Colds, will be, for limited
time given away. This offer is no.
only liberal, but shows unbounded
faith in the merits of this great remedy
AL who suffer from Coughs. c ids
Consumption, Asihms, Bronchitis, u
any affection Of Throat, Chest, ol
Lungs, are especially requested to cal
on w. II. Hood and get Tria
Bottle Free, Large Bottles 81. 4
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1887-06-30

When you visit or leave New York City. save
baggage expressage and carriage hire, and stop
at the Grand Union Hotel. opposite Grand Cen
trai Depot. Elegant rooms, htl-d up at cost
of one millan dollars, reduced to 81 aud up
wards per day. European plan. Elevator. Re-.
taurant supplied with the best. Horse cars.
stages nd elevated railroad to all depots lam.
lilies ca i've better for less oney ct the Grand
Union Hotel than at any other hrst-elass hotel
iUths saty. jan 23lys
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Are you disturbed at night and bro.
ken of your rest by child suffering
and crying with pain of cutting teeth 7
IF So send at once and get bottle
Of Mrs. WINsLow's SOOTHING SyBUP
FOR CHILDREN TEErHING. It's value is
iucalculable. 1t will relieve the poor
LITTLE sufferer immediately. Depend
upr, it, mothers, there is no mis-
take auort it. 1t softens the gums,
cures dysentcry and diarrhoea, regu-
lates the stomach and bowels, cures
wind collie, reduces inflammation,
gives tons and energy to the whole
system. Mrs. Winlow's Soothing
Syrup for Children Teething" is pleas
ant to the taste, and is the prescrip-
tim Of one If the oldest and best fe-
male physicians and nurses in the
United States, and is for sale by all
druggists throughout the world. Price
10 cents per bottle
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PxncnEnos grALLroSs. Way FARM

PxRcHERoN SrALLroNs. Way FARM
gRs Buy THEM During these harp
times, when nearly every farm product
~ SO lev in price that it hardly seems
worth raising, We see many of our
most intelligent and progressive farm
ers. who have not hstl,erto been inter-
estcd in horse breeding, buying finely
bred high pri ,ed Peecheron stations
This to Saany is source Of as onish-
ment. hst ia the result Of observation
that largo. wcll-scrmed active horses
always haze been, and necessarily
must contsnae TO be, in active demsnd
at large prices ON account Of the scarci
~ in the United States Of suitable
stations for their production, all such
having to be imported. The yearly
increasing demand for such stations
10 the best evidence that such invest
ments aro profitable. And to this fact
is due the development Of large i'm
porting and breeding establishments,
notably among which and largely ex-
cssding all others 10 that Of Mr.. M. "
Dunham's "Oaklavn Farm" at
Wayne. Illinois
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pUsDsRxD WEEKLY By
DEN N IS 8S 90
]. F. DENNIS, Editor.


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an Francisco. canfornia.
L. r. FISHER, Room u herthAsff w
change, ssn Francisco. Cal
GEO n. MOTT. Nos. - and a J s'ssat.
.sacrament,. 10 our only agent in thai city.
GEO. p. RowELL CO., 10 sprpos street,
New FORK City, New York.
CUAs. X. MILLER 4 CO., No. Tnonns
Building, Chicago. Illinois.
The above agents are authoriEed TO co"ecf
o,oreys lue H.. NsvADkx, take orders Tor
Advertising, soiat subscribers and attend TO any
,ther business 70. Us that NAV be conperted -''h
this .nca
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"H,w styles have changed zinc. l was
girl," said an old lady. "When l
vas young we used to wear our dresse
up to the neck and gloves with onl.
me button. Nov they wear the glove
up the neck and only one button ~,
the dress.
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In connection with the CAPITOL
HOTEL have opened tirst-cl.,ss Livery
aud Feed Stable. and am prepared to
furnish Teams. Buggics, Curiayes and
Saddle Houses to the public at ree-
8 'nsblc ,ates by the week, day or
hour. Patrons are guaranteed good
rigs and acc ,mmndatlons.
May 26, 1887. If.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-11
SaIe OF Bonds,

NOTICE is hereby given that the city of
v Springfield. Ohio. will offer for sale 10 the
CHEST and best bidder at the council cham
Der in said city, on Tuesday. the 10Th day of
April. \. D., lr~8, at O'Clock y. m. the bonds
of said city to the amount of one hundred and
nation of one thousand ,-I.0 o. dollars. each To
bear "a per cent per annum interest, payable
semi annually. at the Office OF the city treas
urrr in This city, or at the importers and
Traders National bank in New York City.,at
the option Of the holder thereof. on the first
days of March and september in each year. un-
til the payment of the principal thereof. said
bonds 10 be coupon bonds; said bonds 10 be is
sued for the purpose Of obtaining means for
the payment of the cost of erecting a market
house and city Offices, anG Of procuring the
necessary real estate as 4 site therefor and ap-
prOacheS thereto, and for market space. said
bonds To be due and payable As follows: Fiji
teen thousand dollars on the LIST day of sep
tember, l9u1, and fifteen Thousand dollars on
the Isl day OF september in each year there
after until the whole amount is paid. and
when sold are 10 be taken and paid for by the
purchaser thereof in cash. at the office of the
city treasurer in this city. at such times and in
such amounts as the city council shall from
time 10 time. by res Olution- designate, and as
the needs OF the city shall require.
Bids for the purchase of said bonds may be
filed in writing with the city clerk at any time
prior TO the time above named for the sale of
said bonds, and bids, either verbal or in wTi-
ting. Will be received by said council on said
18th day of April. AT O'Clock p. m. when all
bids will be considered by the city council. and
said bonds will be sold at not less than par
value and accrued interest. subject to the con
dition herelnbefoce set forth. 10 the highest
and best bidder.
By order of council.
J. S. .SHEwALTER.
72bs City Clerk.